UMD Annual Safety and Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report
Working Together for a Safe Campus The 2018 Annual Safety and Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report are available for your review. The Annual Security Report (ASR) provides safety and security information to current and prospective students and their parents, as well as to faculty and staff members. Statistics comparing crime over the previous three years are outlined in the report. In addition to outlining the different security resources the campus has to offer, the report also includes statistics on crime that occurred where University students stay while on University-sponsored travel, traveling within the United States or abroad, area crime reported to off-campus law enforcement agencies as well as to several University departments that report data back to our Police Department. As you look over the statistics for 2017, you will see there are two murders reported. The first was the murder of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, III, in which an arrest was made shortly thereafter. The accused is charged with murder and a hate crime and is expected to go to trial in January 2019.
UMPD Investigating Hate Bias Incident at South Campus Commons #7
On September 23, 2018, at approximately 5:30 p.m., UMPD responded to South Campus Commons #7 for a hate bias incident that occurred on September 22, 2018, between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. A student reported to police that they left their apartment to run an errand and returned to find non-inclusive, anti-LGBTQ language written on their bedroom wall. A detective has been assigned to investigate this incident and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion was notified. ###
UMPD Investigating Hate Bias Incident at Technology Advancement Program (TAP) Building
On September 26, 2018, at approximately 1:16 p.m., UMPD responded to the Technology Advancement Program (TAP) building for a hate bias incident. An employee reported to police that they found a phrase that involves offensive language against the African American community written in pencil on the men’s bathroom stall wall. It is unknown as to how long the phrase has been there for. A picture was taken of the writing and it was removed. The property was not damaged.
Passing of Retired UMPD Motorcycle Officer, Cpl. Conaway "Steel" "Motorman"
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Retired University of Maryland Police Department motorcycle officer, Corporal William “Bill” Conaway. Cpl Conaway, “Steel”, or “Motorman” as he was known served the University of Maryland community from 1983 to 2005. Please keep Cpl. Conaway’s family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time of loss. The funeral for Retired Corporal William “Bill” Conaway is listed below: DATE and TIME: Monday, September 24, 2018 Viewing: 1:45 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. There will not be an interment following the funeral service. LOCATION: University of Maryland Memorial Chapel 1101 Memorial Chapel College Park, MD 20742 PARKING:
UMPD Investigating Hate Bias Incident at La Plata Hall
On September 16, 2018, at approximately 5:56 p.m., UMPD responded to La Plata Hall for a hate bias incident that occurred between 2 a.m. and 5:56 p.m, on September 16, 2018. The Resident Assistant reported to police that they found non-inclusive, anti-LGBTQ language on a white board. A picture was taken of the message and the message was erased. A detective has been assigned to investigate this incident and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion was notified. Follow up interviews were conducted. ###
Update to Today's Weather Related Alerts
The safety of our campus community is our foremost priority. In the interest of public safety, the University of Maryland Police Department contracts with AccuWeather to receive real-time information on storm paths approaching the footprint of our campus community. When we receive alerts, we call AccuWeather to discuss what impact a storm could have on our campus and decide if a campus wide-alert is needed. At approximately 5:19 p.m., we received notification from AccuWeather that a tornado may be imminent for our area. Based upon the warning and our conversation with their meteorologist, in the best interest of life and safety, we notified our campus community to seek shelter via text and email and sounded the siren. At approximately 5:42 p.m., we received an update from AccuWeather that the warning was extended to 6:10 p.m and updated our alert. At approximately 6 p.m., we received notification from AccuWeather that the warning for our campus was canceled as the rotation had shifted off to the north.
UMPD Investigating Two Hate Bias Incidents
The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) are investigating two hate bias incidents. On September 2, 2018, at approximately 3:40 p.m., UMPD responded to Queen Anne’s Hall for a hate bias incident that occurred between August 30, and September 1, 2018. A student reported to police that anti-LGBTQ comments were found on a couple of whiteboards and verbal anti-LGBTQ statements were overheard the following night. On September 2, 2018, at approximately 8:07 p.m., UMPD responded to La Plata Hall for a swastika that was drawn onto a whiteboard. The incident occurred between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on September 2.
An Update from Last Night's Text Alert
UPDATE: 09/14/18 After re-interviewing the reporting person in this case and the available video footage from our Security Operations Center, the interaction between the reporting person and the individual from the vehicle do not meet the necessary requirements of a robbery. This case has been changed to a suspicious activity report. During the interaction, an assault did not occur and no property was taken from the reporting person. ### Below is an update from last night's text alert that was sent via the UMD ALERT System:
UMD Community Notice 08/25/18
**Community Notice** The purpose of this e-mail is to make you aware of an incident that occurred off-campus near the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The following is a synopsis of an incident reported to the Prince George's County Police Department. INCIDENT: Off-Campus Attempted Burglary OCCURRED: August 25, 2018/ Approximately 2:15 a.m. LOCATION: 4500 block of Guilford Road, College Park, MD PGPD CASE #: 18-0051629 BRIEF DETAILS: On August 25, 2018, at approximately 2:34 a.m., the University of Maryland Police Department was notified by the Prince George’s County Police Department of an attempted burglary. The incident occurred in the 4500 block of Guildford Road, College Park. A female UMD student reported to police, that at approximately 2:15 a.m., a male stuck his head through an unsecured window. The student woke up and the male left the area in an unknown direction.